Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-13
SENATORIAL CONTEST.
NRSSRS, FAULKNER AND LUCAS BEFORE
THE SENATE COMMITTEE TO-DAY.
A Report Expected by WsdneSday-Tbs Committee
Allotusnts Made for Faulkner and
Ksnna-Matters Of Especial In
tersst to West VirginianS

SIecial telegram 10 the Register.
WASHINGTON, December 12.-The SEN
ate committees were announced to-day.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec'
tions stands as it did last year, with the
single exception of Spooner, OF Wisconsin,,
who fills the vacancy made by the death OF
Senator Logan. Hoar, of Massachusetts,,
is the Chairman. Soon after the an
nouncements HOar issued call for meet
ing of the committee for half past ten
tomorrow morning, TO consider the
West Virginia case. On his motion, the
protest of Col. Lucas, which was read last
Monday, was referred to the committee,
Mr.. Hoar notified Judge Faulkner Of the
meeting, and requested him to be present.
He also sent telegram to Col. Lucas at
Charlestown, inviting him to be Oh hand.
Faulkner's friends are hopeful that the
committee will be able to report the case
back to the Senate by tomorrow, and that
he will be sworn in. 1t is not believed
that the conclusion will be deferred later
than Wednesday any way.
FAULKNER'S COMMITTEES.
In the make up of the minority repre-
sentation for the Senate Committee this
morning the Democratic caucus left vacan-
cies on the Committee for the District OF
Columbia, Committee on Claims. and
Committee on Pensions, which are to be
filled by Judge Faulkner after his oath has
been administered TO him and he is seated.
These committees are three of the hardest
worked committees in the Senate.
Senator Kenna is placed where he was
last year, with the exception that he has
been transferred from the Committee on
ReYision Of Laws, to Patents. He is there
fore assigned to the Committee on Patents,
OH Commerce and on Public Expenditures
and Railroads.
NEW POsTMASTEES
Senators Faulkner and kenna have
under consideration the several appllca-
tions for the positions of pOStmasters at
Mouudsville, Cameron and Wellsburg.
The appointees have not been settled upon
vet, but will he tomorrow or next day.
The aspirants for the Cameron office are f..
p. Richardson, John Crawford and Robert
Kincaid.
Washington is filled with third and
fourth class postmasters, who are attending
a convention of these officials for the pur-
pose of urging Congress to pass such legls-
alton as will give them an all owance for
clerk hire, and rent and the revenue col
lected for box rent. At present the post
master furnishes all OF these at his own
ex pense and the government gets all OF the
revenue. Among the pOstmasters bere
FROM WEST VIRGINIA
are the following: r. G. Brady, Buckhan-
non; ID. w. Gall, Phillippi; J. A. Donnel,
", Connolly; A. ii. Brown, Weston; w.
C. Gilbert, Corvallis; W. w. Shultice,
Shaw; D. s. Renshaw, ShepherdstOwn;
Thomas Knct, Rowlesburg; Thomas
Suickler, Ellcnboro; +. =. Ford, West
JnlOn5 l. /. EiIlOtl' hcIiHStoh' - -
Knefl, Rowlesburg; n. +. Funkhouser,
Sleepy Greek; A. J. Nu2um, Grafton; g..
II. Flagg, Charlestown; w. B. COlston,
Martinsburg D. ". Call, of Phillippi, is
the Chairman of the West Virginia delega-
ton and T. G. Brady, of Buckhannon, is
the Secretary of the West Virginia delega-
ton.
DIR. TO. Edwards, 2 delegate Of the Lin
coin Club of Wheeling, reached here to-day
on his way to New York to attend the ap-
preaching National convention of Republi-
can clubs.
G. r. Durbin, of Grafton, is registered at
the National.
Hon. Dan. Lucas arrived at the National
Hotel late this evening.
Rev. John T. Sullivan, of Wheeling, is
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